“The perception that science, technology, engineering and mathematics matter more, economically and academically, than the humanities and social sciences abounds around the world,” writes Professor Emeritus Paul Axelrod in an article for YaleGlobal online titled "Are STEM Fields Over Prioritized in Higher Education?". Axelrod argues that this approach neglects the essential role that the arts […]
The launch of the global research initiative hosted by the City of Greater Sudbury and the UNESCO Chair at York University titled ‘Reorienting Education and Training Systems to Improve the Lives of Indigenous Youth’ took place during a three-day conference at Laurentian University’s Indigenous Sharing and Learning Centre. The event, which ran Oct. 16 to […]
Since 2010, Success Beyond Limits (SBL) has been a part of the Faculty of Education and the York community. Hundreds of kids from the Jane/Finch community have participated and benefitted from this innovative program, making it one of the most successful community partnership programs on York’s campus. A part of SBL’s success can be attributed […]
The third and final event of the Faculty of Education’s Life in the University series in recognition of Canada 150 will take place on Friday, Oct. 27. Titled “Thinking Together: Identity Studies in the University“, the event will bring together faculty and students for a thought-provoking day of conversation about the status of identity in the University. […]
Dr. Deborah Britzman, Distinguished Research Professor and York Research Chair in Pedagogy and Psychosocial Transformations at York University, was appointed as a visiting lecturer in residence at the University of Alberta this past October 2-6, 2017. Over the week, Britzman presented the following three university-wide lectures, under the themes of Psychoanalysis and Education as a […]
York University has signed agreements with seven Ontario colleges to enable college graduates trained in technology-related fields to earn teaching degrees at York. The pathway agreements allow college students with work experience and three-year advanced diplomas in programs ranging from animation to industrial design to enter York’s Consecutive Bachelor of Education (BEd) in Technological Education […]
The Office of Professional Learning in the Faculty of Education is delighted to host a delegation of 26 Education Professors from universities in Jiangsu province, PRC. The professors are at York to engage in 11 weeks of professional learning. The group will be learning about teacher education at York, programs in Ontario schools, research-based high […]
Why did you want to become a secondee at York?I’m thinking of a quote by Fred Divito: “If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” I was looking for a new challenge, something outside of my comfort zone, saw the opportunity at York and decided to throw my application into the mix. Now that […]
A new public lecture series, presented by The Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora at York University in association with The Jamaica 55 Canada Committee, will run at York University on Oct. 6. The inaugural Don Levy Lecture, in celebration of Jamaica 55, will examine 'The Role of the Diaspora in National Development' […]
Kathleen is a second year BEd student who participated in York’s GO GLOBAL student exchange program this past summer. Below is a Q&A with Kathleen about her international exchange experience in Freiburg, Germany. Where did you go on your international exchange?My international exchange was held at the Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg (Freiburg Teacher’s College) in southern […]